DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER

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Coordinates:
+41.84241, -87.67556
41°50'33" N, 87°40'32" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER
Structure number:	016601300000000
Old structure number:	000016601327334 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	2725 S DAMEN AV
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) `[17]`
Length of largest span:	235.6 ft. `[71.8 m]`
Total length:	610.3 ft. `[186.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	51.2 ft. `[15.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	65.6 ft. `[20.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	26.2 ft. `[8.0 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1930
Year reconstructed:	2002
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	24,100 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	15% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	80.2
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$2,718,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2016	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	24100	80.2
November 2014	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	24100	80.2
December 2012	Fair	Very Good	Very Good	Satisfactory	15300	63.0
December 2010	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	15300	63.0
September 2008	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	18500	63.0
September 2006	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	18500	63.0
September 2004	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	24400	63.0
December 2002	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	24400	60.8
September 1999	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	30500	16.8
August 1997	Poor	Poor	Serious	Fair	30500	16.8
August 1995	Poor	Poor	Poor	Serious	29400	31.8
August 1993	Poor	Poor	Critical	Serious	13600	19.0
September 1991	Poor	Fair	Poor	Poor	13600	45.8